VA Unveils Team to Study Racial Disparities in Benefit Payouts to Veterans The new council and office were created in response to a presidential order to address racial disparities and support...
'Unacceptable': Pentagon Highlights Supervisors' Role in Racial Bias Across Services The review revealed that "significant racial disparities exist across the investigative and military justice systems"
Navy Names First Woman to Lead Naval Academy Davids' appointment would also mean the Naval Academy is no longer the only service academy to have never had a female leader...
How the Story of This Medal of Honor Recipient Wounded 21 Times Was Almost Lost to History Henry Johnson's discharge papers contained no mention of his heroic actions or injuries, depriving him of any awards or...
A Black WWII Soldier Made a Heroic Stand in Germany. It Took 50 Years for Him to Receive the Medal of Honor Edward A. Carter Jr. served in combat in two wars before he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941.
Black Special Forces Officer to Receive Medal of Honor After Decades of Delays Capt. Paris Davis, disregarding his own safety, saved at least three Americans under the command of his Special Forces unit...
Black Female Marine General Is Latest in Year of Firsts for Military Women and Minorities Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock was confirmed for promotion by the Senate on Dec. 15 after President Joe Biden nominated her earlier...
Tyler Perry Will Tell the Story of an All-Black, All-Female WWII Battalion in a New Movie The 6888th Battalion was given an impossible task by Army brass, and they surpassed all expectations.
Black Special Forces Veteran Close to Being Awarded Medal of Honor After Decades of Roadblocks A Pentagon official told Military.com on the condition of anonymity that Capt. Paris Davis' nomination was approved by Gen...
America's Most Decorated Native American Veteran Was Wounded In Three Wars Despite the troubled history between native tribes and the U.S. government, American Indians have served in every major...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
